NICOLAS KRELL (509) 638 3217 – ndkrell@live.com 11005 N. Pine Bluff Rd Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026
Work Experience
Hancock Forest Management – Coeur d’Alene, ID June 2014 - Current
• GPS unit boundaries and transpose data to maps using ArcGIS
• First year walkthroughs on newly planted units
• Flag boundaries for herbicide application
• Harvest unit review and road recon
Hancock Forest Management – Orting, WA May 2013 – Sept. 2013
• Assist foresters with harvest unit layout, stream buffering and road design
• Assist scalers in the Tacoma, WA export yard
• Assist forester with contract compliance
Latah Soil and Water Conservation District – Moscow, ID May 2012 – Sept. 2012
• Handle and plant seedlings, grasses and shrubs
• Use water pumps, augers and other tools
• Restore streams to natural flow patterns
Skills & Abilities
Forest Management
• Strong understanding of Washington and Idaho Forest Practices
• Adhere to SFI principles and procedures
• Wetland delineation
Harvesting
• Unstable slope delineation
• Road location and design
• Harvest unit layout
Silviculture
• Herbicide layout and application
• Annual growth assessments
• PCT audits
Computer Proficiencies
• Microsoft Office programs: Outlook, Word, Excel, Access & Power Point
• ESRI programs such as ArcGIS and AutoCAD
• MobileMap for tablets

Team Player
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Adapt to others needs and differences
Education
Community Colleges of Spokane Sept. 2011 - Current
• Natural Resources Management (forestry) AAS – Fall 2013
• Fish & Wildlife Management AAS – Spring 2013
• Transfer Degree – Current
Field Tools
4X4 pick-up and ATV, chainsaw, relaskop, compass, staff compass, clinometer, increment borer, bark gauge, cant hook, diameter tape, total station, GPS units (Trimble XT & Juno, Garmin handhelds), YSI 556MPS (water tester), Pulaski, hip chain, and other various tools
References
Tim Franks Forest Engineer Hancock Forest Management – Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 661 1624 – tfranks@hnrg.com Supervisor
Sean Greif Forester Hancock Forest Management – Orting, WA (253) 278 6709 – sgreif@hnrg.com Supervisor
Tony Fox Forester Full Scale Forestry – Ellensburg, WA (509) 607 0200 – fullscaleforestry@yahoo.com Supervisor
Tom Rieger Professor Spokane Community College – Spokane, WA (509) 251 0430 – trieger@scc.spokane.edu Mentor